SHU

plural SHU's · plural SHUs

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Scoville heat unit.
2. abbreviationacronymAcronym of security housing unit.

   He picked a fight on the yard and got himself put into the SHU the day before my release.

   2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, page 200

   Synonyms: administrative segregation, ad-seg, block, box, cooler, hotbox, hole, lockdown

3. abbreviationacronymAcronym of segregated housing unit.
4. abbreviationacronymAcronym of special housing unit.
5. CanadaabbreviationacronymAcronym of special handling unit.

1. Egyptianhuman sciencesA god personifying the air and atmosphere.

plural Shus

1. A surname.
   1. A surname from Chinese.
   2. A surname from Mandarin.

alternative Shuh

1. historicalA partially sinicized civilization in ancient Sichuan, China; existing during the time period of Shang Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty in the neighbouring Empire of China (Huaxia).

   1 more example

   Historians know relatively little about the Sanxingdui culture, which left behind no written records or human remains, though many believe it to be part of the ancient kingdom of Shu. It's hoped the latest finds will shed light on the kingdom, which ruled in the western Sichuan basin along the upper stream of the Yangtze River until it was conquered in 316 BC.

   2022 June 14, Kathleen Magramo, “Sacrificial altar among 13,000 relics unearthed at Sanxingdui archaeological site in China”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2022, Arts

   Synonyms: Shu culutre, Shu civilization

   1. historicalThe former territory of the Shu, Shu civilization, Shu culture, in what is now Sichuan, China

      Synonyms: Shu culutre, Shu civilization

   2. historicalA former kingdom the primary state of the Shu civilization, Shu culture, in what is now Sichuan, China

      Synonyms: Shu culutre, Shu civilization, Shu kingdom, Shu dynasty

2. historicalA Chinese kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms period.
3. historicalA Chinese kingdom in Sichuan during the Ten Kingdoms period.
4. historicalA later Chinese kingdom in Sichuan during the Ten Kingdoms period.

1. A river in Shandong, China.

1. Synonym of Chu, a river in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

   Synonyms: Chu